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'Screaming' mum Kim Marriott has told how three quick-thinking party-goers saved her daughter's life - after the 19-year-old suffered a heart attack in a Stoke-on-Trent pub.

Teenager Chloe Marriott was attending her sister's baby shower at a Bentilee boozer when she collapsed just moments after finding out her sister is having a baby boy.

Three party guests - Chloe's brother-in-law Carl Firkins, Stuart Bromley and Sharon Fallows - jumped into action and performed CPR to save her life during Saturday's medical emergency at the Coach and Horses.

She was later placed in an induced coma for 24 hours before regaining consciousness at the Royal Stoke University Hospital on Sunday. She is expected to be transferred to a specialist Manchester hospital for further treatment.

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Now Kim has praised the party guests and the emergency services for their actions and urged more people to master CPR.

The 40-year-old mother-of-three, from Tunstall, said: “It was horrific to see Chloe collapsed and I couldn’t do anything to help. I have been trained in CPR but I think it is different when it is one of your own because I couldn’t stop screaming.

“Chloe had planned the baby shower as a surprise and it was moments after the big reveal that it all happened.

“If people hadn’t dived in and helped with CPR then I would have lost my daughter and I cannot thank them enough. It was a team effort - and some people were relative strangers - but everybody helped Chloe.”

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Kim added: “The paramedics were amazing and I cannot thank them enough for helping to save my daughter’s life. And when the police arrived they could not do enough and gave an escort to the hospital. The police asked who needed to go with Chloe and took us with them in the police cars.”

Twin Chloe, who lives in Tunstall and works at a pizza takeaway, has suffered health problems since birth. She had open-heart surgery and a pacemaker fitted at just six months old and has had surgery 15 times.

Kim added: “Chloe has had problems since she was born. She has been a bit of a ticking time bomb and it all happened at the baby shower.

“It is such a shame because Chloe is so loving and has a heart of gold. She put so much effort into the party and now cannot remember a thing about it.”

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Pregnant sister Nicole Firkins, aged 24, of Sandyford, said: “I thought Chloe was going to die and if the party guests hadn't done CPR and the paramedics turned up when they did then I wouldn't have my sister here today. I cannot thank them enough for what they have done.”

The Royal Stoke University Hospital

Ambulance staff say Chloe's case highlights the importance of CPR.

A spokesman said: “This 999 call is a prime example of how vital early CPR is when someone suffers a cardiac arrest. The ambulance staff took over CPR from those at the scene and continued advanced life support. The team successfully resuscitated the patient at the scene before she was taken to hospital for further emergency care. We wish Chloe a speedy recovery.”

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The spokesman added: “We’re always very proud of the thanks our staff receive from patients and members of the public. Dealing with almost 4,000 emergency calls a day, it’s quite rare for our staff to find out what happened to a patient once they’re handed over to hospital staff, therefore it is always nice for our staff to receive an update, particularly when it’s a serious case, such as this one.”